The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-25

gladly come among us! And they
Will come, and come in thousands if
they only receive encouragement; but,
as some write to ne, Salt Lake is
and has been to them terra
incognita. Let US no longer hide
our light under bushel. Let
the Chamber of Commerce light
the torch that will guide these people
toward US and let there be welcome
for every guest that arrives.
And now that the Chamber is fully
organized and thoroughly equipped, is
it not right that it should show its
strength? What can this fifteen mil
lion dollar representation accomplish =?
The Chamber has no burdens to carry.
Is it not well that it should assume one
Why not lay the corner stone of new
era of prosperity by the erection of a
new Chamber of Commerce? Such an
undertaking would give encouragement
to many other enterprises. 1t would
inspire the promoters of the Salt Lake
& Los Angeles railroad with confidence.
1t would lead to the investigation of
our prospects more closely by capital
lists. 1t might lead to the erection of a
million dollar hotel, why not? There
is not city in the United States
that can compare with ours as hotel
city. Our hotelkeepers are all growing
too rich and they could afford to share
their prosperity with a rival who would
consent to invest million dollars. But
| let. the citizens of Salt Lake inspire
others with confidence by display of
| confidence on their own part. The
building of a Chamber of Commerce
would give an impetus to the progress
of our city that would be sure to lead
to successful and prosperous future.
We want $3.50, 600 chamber. Moth
ing less would do, for nothing less would
be commensurate with the claims which
we can justly make. And our chamber
should be proof of the correctness and
business of our claims. 1t should be
built of our native stones and
marbles, and should be a monu-
ment we could proudly point to
when asked by stranger what are
our resources. 1t should be six
stories high, to show that our aspira-
tons may be as lofty as those of our
sister cities, and should be provided
with all the modern Improvements and
equipments, to show that we possess
wealth and intelligence sufficient to
keep pace with the onward march of
modern progress.
The Chamber of Commerce for this
purpose could organize a stock COM
pany, and sell the stock to all our citi-
zens wishing to invest. This has been
! done elsewhere, and why not here? The
Chicago Board of Trade was built by
stock subscriptions.
And as a business proposition, the
building Of such a Chamber recon-
mends Itself to our community. We
have no offices in Salt Lake worth
speaking of. Before the foundation
was complete, every Office in the build
ing would be rented to law
yers, doctors a~d real estate deal
ers, and the Postofice and the
United States Courts would be moved
into it when completed and every
secret society in Salt Lake would rent
lodge room that might be built, and
there is not railroad Office in town
that would not desire to locate in it. Is
it not a fact that all this could be
brought about2 And if it could, would
not the building of a Chamber of
Commerce be paying investment for
all who might take stock in it? The
proposition is plain one and will, l
believe, find hearty supporters in all
our citizens. Let US make a move and
let the Chamber of Commerce call
meeting for the purpose.
NJ. ]. FoRHAN.